Metallic window.



LAMER.

METALLIC WINDOW.

APPLICATION FILED 0CT.23,19!u

Putmmdtfln'. 19, 1916.

2 SHkETS-aHEET 1 wi cmeom S. LAMER.

. METALLIC WINDOW.

APPL'CATION FILED OCT. 23. 19:5.

Patented Sept. 19, 1916.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

wmmm METALLIC WINDGW.

1,199,912. sp ifi ati n f L tt r nt-- Patented Sept. ie, 1916.

Application filed Getober 23, 1915. Serial No. 57,512. v

To all wiwm it may concern: constructed of wood or metal as desired. A

e it known that I, SAMUEL LAMER, a sash frame 5 is hingedly connected with the citizen of the United States, residing at frame 1 at one side of the opening 2 there- Pittsburgh, in the county of Allegheny and in, and is-provided at its free edge with & State of Pennsylvania, have invented new spring pressed bolts 6 adaptedtoengage in and useful Improvements in Metallic Why the keepers 4 when the frame 5 is in a closed ows, of which the following is a speciliposition in relation to the frame 1 whereby cation. the said frames are held in stationaryposi- This invention relates to metallic windows tion with relation to each other. 5 w 'and it consists .iii the novel features herein- The sash frame 5 includes side members 8 after described and claimed. formed from sheet metal and boundedalong n object of the invention is to provide a their edges by outstanding beads 9. The Window composed of metallic sash, metallic said members are provided alon lines besash frame and a metallic frame in which tween the beads 9 withlongitudinally dis- 7o the sash frame may be hingedly mounted. posed grooves 10 adapted to receive and I Another ob ect of the invention is to proirrationally hold parting strips 11. The said .vide in combination with a window of the strips 11 are preferably of wood. The side character indicated means for lifting and members 8 are provided between the heads 9 holding the sash without requiring the use and the grooves 10 with longitudinally dis- 75' of sash weights. The sashes are pivotally posed slots 12, the side edges of which conmounted upon the means for lifting and verge downwardlytoward each other and holding the same whereby they may be the said slots 12 merge at their upper end swung with relation to the sash frame, and into an enlarged opening 13, the object of catch devices are provided at the side edges which will be explained hereinafter. The so of the upper endlewer portions of the sashes slots 12 adapted to cotiperate with the upper and are adapted to engage strips slidably sash of the window are located at the upper mounted in the sash frames whereby the portions of the side members 8 and between sashes may be frirtionally held in closed pothe-grooves 10 and the outermost beads 9 sitionin the sash frame. and the slots 12 which cooperate with the In the accoinpanyiiig drawingsz-Figure lower sash of the windows extend from a l is a perspective view of the metallic winpoint approximately midway between the ow; Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional view members 8 to a point in proximity withthe of parts of the metallic window showing the lower ends thereof and between the grooves same in closed position in the frame, the said 8 and the inner heads 9. 35 section being approximately taken on the The window sashes 14; are made of sheet line 2-uof Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a perspective metal and are adapted to receive and hold view of one of the members of the sash panes of glass 15 in the usual manner. frame used in the window. Fig. 4 is a side Strips 16 of sheet metal are slidably mountelevaticn plate and arms used upon the ed between th parting strip 11 and the i window. Fig. is a perspective view of a heads 9 and the said strips are arranged in stop member used upon the window. Fig. 6 pairs, the members of which are located at is a. similar view of a strip used uponthe the opposite sides of the frame 5 and each window. Figs. land dare detailed pcrspecpair of strips 16 is adapted to cooperate tive views of the arms used upon the winwith one of the sashes of the window. The do ws and the parts which carry the said inneredges of the parting strips 11 are subarins. stantially flush with the inner surfaces of In the preferred form the window inthe strips 16. eludes a frame 1 having an opening 2, the Barrels 17 are journaled in the sides of edge of which is hounded at the outer side the sashes M at points midway between the 50 of the frame by an inwardly disposed bead upper and lower ends thereof, and the'said eepei's 4; are positioned at the inner barrels are provided at their outer ends with side of tlie frame 1 and in the vicinity of the plates 18 which are secured to the strips 16 upper and lower ends thereof, and are disby means of screws 19 or other suitab le 1 posed a; one side of the opening- The securing devices. inasmuch as the barrhls 3.10 55 frame l may To positioned in a wall any and their contents for attachments are all suitable mann may be al ke, at dese .iption of one will answer.

. :1 is aiiu the name its outer end with a recess substantially alike.

' rollers cai'i-iedby shaft 20 whereby the 65 arms 23 and shaft 20 and serves to oithe arms A shaft 20 traverses the l .ngth of .the barrels 17 and is provided at one end with a reduced extremity 21 which passes through the end of the barrel. The said shaft is also provided at the inner end of the reduced extremity 21 with a set of ratchet-teeth 22. The shaft 20 is provided at its outer end. with a laterally disposed arm 23 having at its outerend a recess 24 in which is journaled a roller 25 having at its periphery an annular groove 26. A disk 27 is rotatably mriunted upon the reduced extremity 21 of the shaft 20 and is provided at its inner side with ratchet teeth 23 which engage the teeth 22 upon the shaft 20. The said. disk is provided at one side with a squared head or nut 29 which passes through the end of the barrel 17. A pin 30 passes transversely through the reduced extremity 21 of the hold the shaft 20 in position with relation to the disk 27. A 001-. lar 31 is located in the outer portion of the barrel 1? and is turnably mounted upon the shaft 20. Said collar is also turnably mounted in the plate 18. One end of a spring 32 is. attached to the collar 31 and the other end of the said spring is attached to the disk 27. The intermediate portion of the spring 32 is coiled around the shaft 20. An arm 33 is fixed to the outer side of the collar 31 and is disposed in the same plane as the arm 23. The arm 33 is provided at 3+ in which is journaled a roller 35) provided at its periphery with an annular groove 36. The

arm 33 is provided at its outer side with a shoulder 37 which lies in the path of move mentot' the arm 23 and is adapted to limit the swinging movement of the arm 23 with relation to the arm \Vith the exception of the said shoulder the arms 23 and 33 are The grooves 26 and 36 in the rollers 25 and 35 respectively are adapted to receive the material of the side members 8 at the edges of the slots 12 therein, and the said rollers lie in the said slots. The arms 23 and 33'nori'nally lie at acute angles with relation to each other and the the said arms are held tightlyljigain'st the edges of the material constithting the side member 8 at the edges of the slots 12 under the influence of the spring 32. During the swinging movement 23 and 33 they pass along the outer surface of the plate 18. It is apparent that by removing the barrel 17 from the sash and turning the disk 27 with relation to the shaft 12, the spring 32 might be tightened or loosened and when the spring is at a desired tension the teeth 28 upon the disk are permitted to engage he teeth 22 upon the 'isk 27 is held with relation to the shaft 20, and the opposite ends of the springs 32 exert their influence upon the 33 to hold the rollers 25 and 35 against the edges of the slots 12 with sufficient firmness. In view of the fact that the slots 12 have converging side edges as the sashes move in an upward direction along the side members 8 the rollers acting under the influence of the springs 20 will have a tendency to assist in the upward movement of the sash; consequently it is not necessary to apply weights to the sash to cause the same to move freely in an upward direction. When the rollers 25 and 35 arrive at the enlarged openings 13 at the upper ends of the slots 12, the said rollers enter the openings and engage the lower edges of the same, whereby the sash is held in its uppermost position in the sash frameof which the side members 8 are component parts. However, when a downward pull sash the free ends of the arms 23 and swing toward each other whereby the rollers 25 and 35 pass out of the enlarged openings 13 at the upper ends of the slots 12 and the said rollers engage said. slots. \Vhen the sash is removed from between the heads 9 and 10 and the arms 23 and 33 are out of the slots 12 the said arms is exerted upon the the inclined edges-of the assume the positions shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1. When the arms are in the lower portions of the said slots they assume the positions shown in full lines in the said figure. The plates 18 serve as guides and supports left in Fig. 2.

The strips 16 are-provided in the vicinity of their upper and lower ends with depressions 38, and the said strips are substantially the same length as the length of the sash adjacent which they are positioned. The strips 16 move vertically with the sash 14:; consequently the barrels 17 pass trans vcrsely through the said strips 16. Bridge member-s39 are located in the sides of the sash 14; in the vicinity of the lower and upper ends thepeofyand pins tti are slid-ably mounted in the said bridge members. Stop members 41 are movably mounted in the sides of the sash 1i opposite the bridge members 39, and coil springs 12 are interposed between the said bridge members and the said stop member s. The springs i2 are under tension. with a tendency to hoid the stop members 411 away from the for the arms as indicated at the bridge members 39 and in contact with the members 39. The stop...

.to permit a maximum pushing in an inward direction against the upper when the sash frame 5 is sw ng to an open position in relation tothe -ame 1, that the entire opening 2 in the irame 1 is unobstructed and the sash mayfhellswung within the side wall of a buildingpiimgain access to the outer sides of the glassf'and also to permit a maximum volume of air to pass through the opening in the frame 1 for ventilation or other purposes. If desired, the frame 1 may be dispensed with and the sash frame amay be positioned in the wall of a. building and in this event the sash may be swung as hereinbefore described is desired to clean the outer surfaces of the glass carried thereby, or when it is desired volume of air to pass through the sash frame ventilating the building.

From the above description taken in conjunction with the acconqjianying drawings, it will be seen that a metallic window of simple and and that the same may be easily andv quickly manipulated without the assistance of sash weights for the purpose of raising or lowering the sash and for desired positions in the sash frame. Also the ash may be swung with relation to the sash frame to render the exterior surfaces of the glass accessible, and when the sash frame and the sash are in closed position, a tight window structure .is effected.

Having described the invention what is claimed is v l. A window comprising a sash frame including side members provided at their opposite edges with inwardly disposed beads and having between the beads a longitudinally disposed groove, a parting strip frictionally held in the groove, said side members being provided between the beads and parting strip with longitudinally disposed slots, strips slidably mounted in the memand engaging the when it. spring pressed arms .the sash and havin rollers which en a 'e C b b 5 for the purpose of durable structure is provided" sustaining he sash at bers between the beads and the partingv strip, a sash pivotally connected with the last mentioned strip and having means for fric tionally engaging the same, spring pressed arms carried by ed upon the arms and located in the slots material at the edges thereof.

2. A window comprising asash frame inthe sash and rollers mounteluding side memoers having at their oppo site edges inwardly disposed'beads' and be tween the beads a lon 'tudinally disposed groove, a parting strip frictionally' held in the groove, said side members having be-' tween the arting strip and the bead longitudinally isposed slots the side edges .of which converge toward each other in a downward direction, ed in the side members of the frame and between the parting strip and the head, a sash pivotally connected with the last mentioned strip, means carried by the sash for frictionally engaging, the last mentioned strip, pivotally, mounted upon the material of the side members of the frame at the edges of the said slots.

3. A window comprising a sash frame including side members'having at their opposite edges inwardly disposed beads and having lying between the beads a longitudinally disposed groove, a parting strip located .in the groove, the side members being provided between the parting strip and the beads with longitudinally disposed slots the side edges of which converge toward each other in a downward direction, the said side members being provided at the upper ends of the said slots with enlarged openings, strips slidabiymounted in the side members between the parting strip and the beads, sash pivotally connected with the last mentioned strip, spring pressed means carried by-the' sash for frictionally engaging the last mentioned strip, spring pressed arms carried by the sash and rollers journa led upon the arins and engaging the material of the side members at the edges of the slots therein.

' In testimony whereof I afi'ix my signature in presence of two witnesses. 3

SAMUEL liillME fif-ay Witnesses:

VICTOR SALAMoN, STEPHEN LAMER.

strips slidably mount- 

